I looked down today, down past the cracks in the sidewalk, into a clear sheet of water unmarked by time and I saw you. It sounds so poetic, but it's true; the chance to speak your name and give life to the past- it felt natural, and comfortable in a way that scared me, settled there among the new snow and the crowded room of strangers. Your smile, just the idea that I should defend you, every imperfection within which fault could be found was laid down before me and trust me, I know how to look past each twisted corner and make the edges fit and see you there before me as if you'd never folded yourself in the first place. Unbend, I want to say, unfold your wings and fly into today.